The man was arrested after breaching his domestic abuse bail conditions
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Police caught a man who was on the run hiding inside a small kitchen cupboard in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
The man was discovered in his ex’s kitchen cupboard after he breached his domestic abuse bail conditions.
He was arrested after officers found him hidden, tucked inside the cupboard.
Police Scotland Edinburgh posted on Facebook: "Seek and ye shall find.
Police caught a man who was on the run inside a small kitchen cupboard in Edinburgh on Tuesday
Police Scotland
"Following reports of a male breaching Domestic Abuse bail conditions not to attend ex-partners address, Team 5 Wester Hailes Response officers carried out a thorough search of the property.
"Found within this cupboard. Appearing at court tomorrow."
The man appeared in court earlier this week.
The strange circumstances resemble a similar incident in Australia when a man spent 36 hours "looking for a phone" in a drain.
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However, the wanted man was in fact hiding from police after being involved in two car crashes.
The fire service were required to pull the suspect from the drain.
According to Queensland Police, a car they were following reversed and crashed into the police car.
The collision caused substantial damage and police officers were left injured.
The man was arrested after officers found him hidden, tucked inside the cupboard
PAFollowing the crash, the car sped off before a second crash occurred.
The driver fled on foot and hid in the drain until police arrested him.
The man was treated for hypothermia and abrasions.